Shaun Dougherty, a classmate of mine at St. Clements grade school, has come forward with his story of abuse at the hands of one of the priests which is told on page 63 and 64 of the report. The full text of the report can be read below. Pictured below in our 5th grade classContinue reading “My Classmate’s Story of Abuse”
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A Wave of Hate Groups in California? No in Washington, DC
The Southern Poverty Law Center has issued a report listing the total number of hate groups per state which they track. The categories followed include, the Ku Klux Klan, Neo Nazi, White Nationalist, Racist Skinhead, Christian Identity, Neo-Confederate, Black Separatist, and General Hate. California is shown to have the most hate groups followed by FloridaContinue reading “A Wave of Hate Groups in California? No in Washington, DC”
The Psychopathology and Incidence of Bullying
Here is the second guest post from guest post U for CSI Without Dead Bodies. Bullying is any form of aggressive behavior that seeks to force or coerce others, usually by force. Typically bullying presents itself in the context of an imbalance of power and as a habitual behavior by the aggressor. Bullies, especially youngContinue reading “The Psychopathology and Incidence of Bullying”
Insult Roulette
For me the recent bruhaha over the Rush Limbaugh/Sandra Fluke brings back memories of another one from 2010 in which Sarah Palin (who was teasing with running for the GOP Pres nod at the time) was calling for President Obama to fire then White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel. Emanuel called critics of theContinue reading “Insult Roulette”
Two Years Ago in Stanton Heights
On April 4,2009 I was eating breakfast in my apartment when my dad called me to tell me that there was a police standoff in my neighborhood. I turned on the news and saw that there was a swat team called to Stanton Heights about a mile from where I live. I’m not going toContinue reading “Two Years Ago in Stanton Heights”
ADHD, Genetics, and Causality: A Chicken-Egg Problem
The conventional view of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder has been to be caused by heredity, brain injury, or other birth exposures (see the CDC’s fact page on ADHD for a full list and a description of the disorder). Canadian physician Gabor Mate argues that it and a variety of other mental problems in childhood andContinue reading “ADHD, Genetics, and Causality: A Chicken-Egg Problem”
My N Word
This post is not about that word that African Americans might say to each other but would get really upset is someone else called them by that word. You know the one that Dr. Laura Schlessinger said 11 times on her radio show and that she is now ending her show over (Sarah Palin hasContinue reading “My N Word”